Harlequin American Romance #398: Night of the Phantom

by Anne Stuart and Marilyn Ross

Book Overview

Karin will risk anything to save her marriage - including her life? Recovering from her grief over the mysterious death of her first love, Peter Allison, Karin marries Walter Bell, Peter's best... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373163983
• ISBN13: 9780373163984
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Interesting Beauty and the Beast, yet disturbing

I very much liked this Anne Stuart early novel. I would call it Gothic in nature. It is indeed a modern Beauty and the Beast which is a favorite theme of mine to read. The beauty is Megan and the beast is Ethan. This short Harlequin volume did not allow for complete character development, but you do come to understand much of Ethan's psyche. Megan is left a little more undeveloped. The side characters are an interesting group! I liked the flow of the story but it was disturbing on several levels. Megan visits Ethan to mediate some trouble her father caused. I won't spoil the novel by delving into that very far but even from the beginning you can tell her father is manipulative. Well, Ethan is just as manipulative! He keeps Megan in his bizarre mansion with multitudes of rooms and moves her every night to a different "themed" room. I believe any woman would be frightened by being held prisoner, no matter the luxurious settings or gourmet food. So I was a little put off by the fact that Megan just accepted it. There was an escape attempt at the very beginning which led to Megan getting seriously ill with pneumonia. Ethan caring for her during her illness was my favorite part. Another disturbing picture was the in-bred townspeople - they actually refer to them many times as inbred! OK, it is fiction but that went a little too far! Put those aside and the descriptions of the mansion, Ethan's right hand man (Sal), and the seductive Ethan makes for a different kind of read. The love scenes are intense but handled very well. Fascinating ending. Will they really end up together? Is Ethan a beast? And WHO is the mysterious Joseph?

Phantom of the Opera with a twist

This is my absolute favorite Anne Stuart by far with poignant story and very well developed characters (expecially the tortured hero). It's simply perfect!

loved it

I just loved it, one of my favorites by Stuart. The hero is just superbly well written and his physical description is great, even the deformity lends to his attractiveness. A modern day gothic in my opinion. wonderful.

An Unforgettable Love Story

Such an unforgettable book that I also bought 2 copies! THE best romance, Anne Stuart is at her finest here. It is one of my all-time favorites along with Victoria Holt's "Mistress of Mellyn" and Mary Higgins Clark's "A Cry in The Night". The ending actually made me cry!

Absolutely Fascinating Love Story

I loved this book so much that I bought 2 copies of it. Every time I pick it up I read it again! This book rests in a special spot next to "The Sheik" (my all-time favorite). "Night of the Phantom" convinced me to go out and buy everything I could find by Anne Stuart.